The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-30

sand you have enjoyed perfect health since
you took the remedyF'
Certainly
| 'sThank you. Now, call General Lord
Dongola''
Lord Dongola, who also attended on sub
poena, admitted that he, too, had received
by post bottle of Watha, but denied that
he had taken any Of the remedy.
II need scarcely ask a soldier like your
self whether he is in unusually pretty good
health 2"
His Lcrdship said he was.
'Don't trouble the doctors much, in q
general way, 1 supposeP'
The great soldier shook his head, and the
| spectators Uttered.
''Now, have you taken any other medicine
since you received oursi"
- II believe not"
s'That will do, thank you"
The defendant having put few questions
to Lord Dongola, Mr.. Walker next called
Lord Berry Charlesford.
"Really there must be some limit to this,
said Mr.. Justice Littleknapp. "YOu may
have sent bottles of your stuff to everybody
in London"
81 believe have, my Lord" observe the
unabashed Mr.. Walker.
'Very possibly; but we can not have them
all here to give evidence"
my Lord" replied the plaintiff, 81 only
propose to call few individuals whose
position places their evidence above suspi-
cion."
what do you mean by few individualsl"
| inquired the Judge.
"Let me see," Mr.. Walker said, referring
| to list. 81 have three eminent ministers
of different denominations, the lessee Of
Drury Lane Theatre, the ex-Chancellor of
the Exchequer, half-a-dOzen members of
the Royal Society, the Poet Laureate, the
Chairman of the Metropolitan Rail"
"My Lord, if it will save the time of the
court" interposed DR.. Fripp, 81 am quite
willing to admit that all these gentlemen
have swallowed the plaintiffs mixture, and
that they are still alive -
''Very proper. That is quite enough for
you at present." said the Judge to the
plaintiff. "You shall have an opportunity
calling some Of these gentlemen after.
wards if it be necessary. 1t is my
duty to see that the public time is not
wasted. AS it is now nearly ten minutes to
| four, shall ljourn till tomorrow" And
without waiting for further argument, his
| Lordship hurried out of court, and the first
| days proceedings came to an end.
The newspaper reports of the case caused
| the court to be crowded to suffocation on
| the second morning, when the spectators
were rewarded by the appearance in the
| flesh of the heroic Guteschwindel, who
went into the box and answered his calum-
| nistor by telling in detail the story of his
discovery. A very wonderful story it was.
1t filled two columns in the next days
papers, and Siias P. Walker said it would
have been dirt cheap at hundred guineas
column. After Guteschwindel, the PLAIN
tiff began on what he called his "miracu-
lous cures" One by one the quondam suf.
ferers gave their testimony to the virtues
of the great remedy, and might have gone
on doing so till the long vacation, for Mr..
Walker had hotel full of them in the
strand; but before that limit vSs reached
Mr.. Justice Littleknspp again iHtervered.
The trial had been going on in this way
for two or three days, or more, when Mr..
Solomon Levy, the proprietor of Namnlon,
hurried into the room of Mr.. Hamilton
Twigg, his manager and factotum. Mr.
Levy had returned hastily from business
in the provinces, and seemed a good deal
ruffied.
Il say, Twigg, you have let that beggar
Fripp, steal march on US this time, con-
found you !" he cried.
mot so sure about that" replied Twigg,
coolly.
II am, though. Here he is, advertising
himself day after day as the champion of
financial integrity, and all the world listen
ing. It'll be worth thousands to him"
''Think so?n
''Think sol Have you seen the evidence
w allrar oo1lad tho oir 10
tion of the SpecuIGtorf Here's chap from
the Office who swears that they are doing
thirty thousand per week; and then there
are people who say that they have read the
libel in all parts OF the kingdom, not to
mention America, and not word OF it con-
tradictedr"
81 know. And what do you think it all
means? / believe that it's a got-up thing
between Walker and Frip3."
"And deuced well got-up thing, too, #
that's all! Why the dickens couldn't we
have got it up?'
Because think 1 know trick worth
two Of that"
"You! What do you meant"
"Wait and see," was Mr.. Twigg's oracu-
lar response.
Mr.. Levy had no alternative but to wait,
and this is what he saw.
The Watha trial ran its course. DR.. Fripp
made very good fight of it, and called a
good deal Of evidence to show that the
Great Indian Remedy was all humbug But
he was oyermatched all along the line. The
Judge summed up dead against him, the
jury gave the plaintiff verdict for e1. ZOO,
and most people thought it was no more
than Walker deserved.
Before, however, this result was arrived
at, numerous creditors of Mr.. Walker, per
haps anticipating his success. had becnme
very pressing in their attentions. Among
them was Mr.. Solomon Levy, who beld
Walkers overdue acceptance for the sum
of e243 lis. 4d. for advertisements of che
Great Indian Remedy in the columns Of
1HanmOn. Owing to the strain on his re-
sources caused by the current expenses of
the trial, Mr.. Walker found himself quite |
unable TO meet this demand, and was com |
PEELED to allow judgment to go against him |
by default. The result was that no sooner !
was the verdict delivered in the Watha case |
than DR.. Fripp found himself served, at the |
instance Of Mr.. Levy, with that convenient |
legal process known as garnishee order, |
attaching in his hands the amount of the |
damages in satisfaction OF Levy's Judgment |
against " alker.
This put DR.. Fripp in fix. It was trus |
that, in accordance with their original |
understanding, an agreement had ieen |
drawn up between himself and Walker |
providing for the costs of the action and |
whatever damages might be recovered. |
But to produce this document to the pro |
prietor of IHamnson was obviously fatal. |
Equally impossible was it to find the sum |
attached. In this dilemma, DR.. Fripp took |
he plu arvh hiphv fO